If you liked watching Dick Proennecke build his cabin in Alaska on the PBS special Alone in the Wilderness, you might also enjoy watching this skilled escapee from the city build his homestead over a two-year period in Canada, complete with overhead scenery as the seasons change:

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If you liked watching Dick Proennecke build his cabin in Alaska on the PBS special Alone in the Wilderness, you might also enjoy watching this skilled escapee from the city build his homestead over a two-year period in Canada, complete with overhead scenery as the seasons change:

ilinda

It almost made me feel that I could build a cabin too if I had significant help doing it (i.e. mostly someone else's brains, muscles and skills!)...

Same here. In fact, I do notice I don't have the same upper body strength I had 30 or 40 years ago! LOL Heck, I didn't have much then, so you can imagine it now.

And I'm not knocking the guy in the video, but I did notice what appeared to be grade lumber, such as 2X8's or 2X10's, or something similar. Now, it's possible he did all that with his hand tools, but I think some of that stuff came from a lumber yard. That's OK, because the guy really did some really hard work, and deserves credit. Lots of credit. He is showing how a person can indeed build a comfy cabin, all by himself.

I admit that I couldn't help comparing his work with that of Dick Proenneke, who made just about everything from scratch on-site, except for iron/steel tool heads (which he made the handles for himself), metal cookware, books, and a few grocery and clothing supplies that were occasionally dropped to him by helicopter.

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ilinda

I admit that I couldn't help comparing his work with that of Dick Proenneke, who made just about everything from scratch on-site, except for iron/steel tool heads (which he made the handles for himself), metal cookware, books, and a few grocery and clothing supplies that were occasionally dropped to him by helicopter.

Ahhh, yes. Both guys are amazing.

Dick Proenneke, though, has shown that even with a presumably small set of tools, one could create a shelter and make it comfortable, while relying very little on the outside world. I need to watch his video(s)....

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